I am currently working alongside local government to help create programs for young people. Many of those kids come from towns like the one pictured above. This is "San Juan de Lurigancho" - a town I visited last week. Many people living on the outskirts of Lima live in towns similar to this, and like in many developing nations, there is a huge discrepancy between those who live close to urban centres and those on the outskirts. Typically, living on the outskirts means decreased access to education and healthcare; plus increased risk of marginalization and discrimination.
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